What this is
Estimated spectator ticket takings at the 2025 World Championships in Anaheim: about $0.9–2.7 million.
How it’s built
- Spectators: 25,000–30,000 attendees (press reports) less 2,500 competitors gives 22,500–27,500.
- Low: 22,500 at the $39 one-day ticket = $0.88m. High: 27,500 at the $99 multi-day ticket = $2.72m.
- In yen, ¥123–422m at ¥140–155 per dollar.
What we assumed
- Attendance was 25,000–30,000.NPR and LAist report about 25,000; KTLA reports more than 30,000. Both are “more than” figures.
- Every non-competitor bought a ticket.No count of free guest badges is reported for 2025, unlike 2023, so the range may run high.
- Low count with the cheap ticket, high count with the dear one.The ticket mix is not reported, so this brackets the answer.
Sanity check
The top end is a little above the $2m prize pool, the first year ticket money could plausibly cover prizes.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes.
Show the working
- $ m: 0.88 to 2.72
- ¥ m: 123 to 422
- (25,000 to 30,000 attendees − 2,500 competitors) = 22,500 to 27,500 spectators
- 22,500 × $39 = $0.878m
- 27,500 × $99 = $2.723m. ×140 = ¥123m
- ×155 = ¥422m